Fresh coat of paint, slapping down some pergo could go a long way.

In the instances where I showed a unit that needed paint and repair the feedback was inferior to a freshly painted unit.Best of luck and let us know how it goes!

So I asked for a blank sheet of paper and wrote that everything was new, fresh paint fresh carpets and signed and dated it.

Cleveland is still pretty fresh and has been booming right now for investors.I would suggest looking at:The Best Types of Markets for Profitable Turnkey PropertiesandWhat to Ask When Working With a Turnkey Provider

Nobody does at this stage, as the law is half-baked and will be modified and clarified in the coming months.

Charge them $15 per tow, or bake it into your daily rental rates based on the cost of a tow per day lost or damaged.

A litmus test might be: If you were a baker and you refused to bake them a cake because they had a visible tattoo, how would that play out in the community; in the media; in the courts.Just my $0.02.

So it is still fresh.

The mistake some landlords make is they forget that the property down the street probably has fresh paint, carpet and other updates. 

I am using this approach and just put a property under contract in UC using FHA, offering slightly more than asking, that has over 30% instant equity baked into the deal.